Stewardship of family enterprises: their value to society

Family businesses are responsible for most of the employment and value creation in our country. They are all too often equated with SMEs, but family businesses can range from one-man businesses to multinationals. A report from Visiting Fellows Karel Volckaert and Michele Cincera. ...

Bankruptcy has bad connotations and is associated with negative feelings. Employment opportunities are lost and suppliers can no longer collect their dues.

The 'basic income' is in the spotlight: as an answer to technology that destroys jobs, as a method for creating more opportunities and less poverty, or as an alternative to the welfare state.